Chapter 620: Meet the Pirates

About 20 ships came on the sea not far from the fleet led by Pu Jinshu. And as soon as you look fierce, you know that these guys are definitely not here to reminisce about the past.

"It's not a pirate, right? It's on the ocean of the Song Dynasty..."

In fact, although the maritime merchants in the Song Dynasty were quite prosperous, even Quanzhou had even paid the wealth to the end of the Southern Song Dynasty because of the income of maritime merchants. At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the wealth it paid was as high as 1/10 of the previous "national" at that time. Although maritime merchants were prosperous, the Song Dynasty, which had no sense of controlling the sea power, never thought of building a powerful navy.

How could the slander ministers who like internal strife think of great voyage? If they had the vision of Magellan and Columbus, they would have probably already sailed the world's advanced Song ships at that time for a global voyage. And the Song Dynasty, which had conducted global voyages, would never have been conquered by a nation that had no cultural heritage.

As mentioned earlier, the victory of *** is a ridicule of barbarianism by civilization. It only proves that civilization without force is not considered a civilization at all. If there is a civilization protected by enough force, it is like the Tang and Han dynasties, then it can be truly called civilization. In the Song and Ming dynasties, the development of culture is certainly gratifying, but a civilization lacking martial arts is just some weak progress, or the vault of the barbarians.

In fact, there is only one result of such a discussion, that is, an introvert civilization, which is really an unremarkable civilization. Extraverted civilization like the Han and Tang Dynasties is the fundamental choice. Just like what Zhao Fubo wanted to establish, it was a powerful country that would inevitably carry out global exploration and external conquest, plunder, and massacre. Benevolence and righteousness are something that friends can understand. As for the enemy, they would kill them all.

Although Zhao Fubo has learned some modern knowledge, he is still a royal family of feudal monarchs. However, from the previous chapters, everyone should have seen Zhao Fubo's understanding of the legal system. At least in this regard, he is much more advanced than the monarchs at this time. As for the killing of foreign races, I believe that feudal emperors like Zhao Fubo would not feel anything at all.

Without the awareness of sea power, this is the reason why pirates became popular on the coast of the Song Dynasty. Some were refugees caused by war, while others were pirates of some origin. The pirates you saw in front of you belonged to the former, and I believe you will see the latter soon.

The battle naturally had nothing to do with Pu Jinshu. This was the task of Commander Abu Bakr's Navy. Pu Jinshu and Safowan had to become observers. Qinhuang-apm-class warships suddenly accelerated as the enemy ship approached. This was the maritime advantage of Qinhuang-apm-class warships after the human drive system.

Although this drive system is not suitable for long-distance sea navigation, the sudden acceleration during the battle allows Qinhuang-apm-class warships to easily seize the upper hand and gain the upper hand in the naval battle. Looking at the pirate ships approaching, Pu Jinshu's expression became solemn. He was not familiar with the naval battle. But the double-barrel hunting rifle in his hand had already been loaded with bullets. If the other party planned to take the ship he was in, he would be happy to try the power of the gun.

However, Safowan, the order he received was to protect the safety of the merchant ship. On the "Whale-class Rapid Transportation Ship", the bow and rear of the ship were equipped with crossbows. No matter which direction the enemy ship attacked, they would be attacked by crossbows from both directions.

Moreover, the crossbows of Qinhuang-apm-class warships can already be achieved. One cannon for the sailboats of this era, and burning wooden boats with oil may be the simplest thing in the world. Therefore, Safowan was not worried about the safety of merchant ships at all. Instead, he comforted Pu Jinshu, for fear of scaring him.

"Don't worry, Mr. Pu, those people are here to send slaves to us! I'll wait to catch people in a small boat later. With these slaves, I guess what we're doing here will be much easier!"

Pu Jinshu, who had never experienced sea combat, had no clue in his heart. After all, the battles he had seen were fought by the Yulin Army of the Song Dynasty and Arabs or Indians. Moreover, those battles were often against some castles near the shore and defending the port.

According to experience, if you only need to throw dozens of crossbow shells, or "Mong Zi Fire Rain" and "Muk missiles", the other party will only have the opportunity to yell and surrender. But he has never seen the ability of Qin Huang-apm naval battle.

Saffowan was different. He had seen the tragic situation of the Qinhuang-class warships dealing with the Aden navy at that time. After only one attack, half of the ships that attacked became candles. The other half were taken off the sail and became prisoners. There were not many ships that could escape back. Although this was the first time he encountered a pirate near the Song Dynasty, for Saffowan, he had no worries at all.

So what is the origin of the pirates in front of you? In fact, they are not names. They stripped away the descendants of Li Quan, the Shandong Red Coat Army who had promised Li Hong and led troops to Huzhou to serve the king. He once returned to Song to fight against Jin, and once rebelled against Song and surrendered to Meng.

After his final death, Zi Li Yu attacked Yidu Province and held troops to respect himself. To a certain extent, the strong beams belonging to the mountainous areas. Although they were named General ***, they were actually prepared for rebellion. While he stored food and grass, he intercepted salt classes, and sent troops to pretend to be pirates and plundered prefectures and counties along the coast to supplement the shortcomings of Yizhou Province.

The fleet of about 20 ships in front of him was Zhang Qing, a thousand-household naval army under Li Qi. This was the orphan of Li Qi's father's confidant, and he grew up like a brother and sister. This time, he led the navy to rob the coastal prefectures and counties along the south of the Yangtze River and raise military funds for Li Qi's future rebellion.

According to the Li family, both the Song and Meng courts were unreliable dynasties. The *** court was a barbarian dynasty, and with the hearts of the Han people, they would not be able to truly submit. However, the Southern Song court was a foolish dynasty with many traitors and good generals were slaughtered, and it was not a court that could be dependent on and loyal to the court.

However, Shandong people have always been passionate since ancient times. Shandong has been one of the best places for the army and the best generals since ancient times. But at this moment, Zhang Qing didn't know what kind of army he would face. He didn't know what kind of army this army would bring to him and Li Yan's life.

Zhang Qing attached his hand to his brow to cover the sun. When he saw those strange-looking ships that were not all the Song Dynasty ships, he issued an order.
Chapter completed!